There are some 350 brothels in Athens but only four of them have operating licenses, Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias has informed MPs.

Responding to a question from New Democracy MP Adonis Georgiadis, Dendias admitted that authorities did not have a definitive number for the total number of brothels as they regularly change their location.

In July and August, 229 people were arrested in connection with illegal prostitution in Athens, Dendias revealed.